What are the expats like in El Valle de Anton, Panama?

As a Swiss/Colombian couple we may not have as much or the same kind of contact with expats like the Americans, and they may answer the question a bit differently, but I can share our perspective.
 
Some of the expats in El Valle are very active in the community.  For example, we have a Green Team that collects garbage every Monday morning in the center and afterwards has breakfast together.  They also created a recycling center.  Thanks to them, El Valle is...

As a Swiss/Colombian couple we may not have as much or the same kind of contact with expats like the Americans, and they may answer the question a bit differently, but I can share our perspective.
 
Some of the expats in El Valle are very active in the community.  For example, we have a Green Team that collects garbage every Monday morning in the center and afterwards has breakfast together.  They also created a recycling center.  Thanks to them, El Valle is cleaner than other parts of Panamá.
 
In El Valle there is a good mix of Americans, Canadians and people from Europe, who live all over the village, and together with the locals.

The expats in El Valle, Panama are a pretty well rounded group of Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Russians, South Africans, and Latin Americans. The Americans and Canadians make up the largest portion of Expats.
 
The expats in El Valle have joined up to create three distinct committees dedicated to the betterment of the area.
 
The first is the recycling group that goes out every Monday morning to collect trash off the main drive to recycle.  They accept recycled...

The expats in El Valle, Panama are a pretty well rounded group of Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Russians, South Africans, and Latin Americans. The Americans and Canadians make up the largest portion of Expats.
 
The expats in El Valle have joined up to create three distinct committees dedicated to the betterment of the area.
 
The first is the recycling group that goes out every Monday morning to collect trash off the main drive to recycle.  They accept recycled material and give the locals patio sale dollars that are used when they have their quarterly patio sale.
 
This group gets donations from all over Panama to sell to the locals’ furniture, appliances, and other things that they might need or want.  All the money is then used to help with the creation of garbage baskets, and beautification of the area.
 
The second group created spay and neuter clinics for the local pets. These clinics happen 3 to 4 times a year.  They also rescue animals and find them homes.
 
The third group is a group of individuals who volunteer with the educators of children the area.
 
All in all, a pretty neat group of people.

The expats in El Valle de Anton, Panama are a mix of different types of people. Some of them are somewhat hard to connect with and some are very accommodating. I get invited to a certain amount of parties such as Christmas parties and I have some expat friends here who I spend some time with. They are usually couples so I only spend so much time with them.

 

The expats in El Valle are very nice people. One thing I would say for all of them is that I respect...

The expats in El Valle de Anton, Panama are a mix of different types of people. Some of them are somewhat hard to connect with and some are very accommodating. I get invited to a certain amount of parties such as Christmas parties and I have some expat friends here who I spend some time with. They are usually couples so I only spend so much time with them.

 

The expats in El Valle are very nice people. One thing I would say for all of them is that I respect them for having the courage to come and live here in El Valle. I say that because it is a big move coming to Panama. Living in another country, especially where you do not speak the language and the culture is very different so I respect them for making that big decision.

In El Valle de Anton, we have a large community of Americans and Canadians. There’s a Chinese community and Latin American communities from South America or Mexico. There’s a good variety of Spanish- speaking people here. We have Russians, French, Italians, and South Africans. You name it, we probably have it.

Most of the people in the North American communities in El Valle are retired, age 50 and above. We have a few that are younger. The younger ones are the Internet...

In El Valle de Anton, we have a large community of Americans and Canadians. There’s a Chinese community and Latin American communities from South America or Mexico. There’s a good variety of Spanish- speaking people here. We have Russians, French, Italians, and South Africans. You name it, we probably have it.

Most of the people in the North American communities in El Valle are retired, age 50 and above. We have a few that are younger. The younger ones are the Internet people who can work from wherever they want, as long as they have their computers. The Chinese community has a good store and restaurant environment that they have set up. They’ve been here for a long time, before the year 2000. We have an interesting Italian couple who have been here for a couple of years. The husband opened up a nice Italian restaurant, really Italian style, and his wife has become a realtor.

There are lots of people who come here and want to get involved in the community. We have the recycling community that started probably about 8 years ago. They work with the locals to collect plastics, cans, and glasses, and then they give the people who bring in the recycled products points towards future patio sales. The patio sales are basically furniture, electronics, anything that people don’t want anymore and would just like to donate for a good cause. The natives bring in their recyclables and they get these points, which they can use at the patio sales.

There are also expats who work with a spay and neuter community here, to try to get all the pets their injections and get them operated on, so they’re not constantly giving birth. The expats like to be involved in these activities.

(Entrance trail to El Chorro Macho Falls, Valle de Anton, Panama, pictured.)

The expats in El Valle de Anton are a little bit lower key. They live simply in El Valle. The rent here is a bit more affordable compared to the beach areas of Coronado (about 45 minutes away).
 
The expats here in El Valle do lots of activities like hiking, walking, visiting waterfalls, enjoying nature, and maybe gardening because El Valle has a lot of volcanic rocks, which are great for gardening.
 
Most of the expats here are retired. They are usually over 50 or over...

The expats in El Valle de Anton are a little bit lower key. They live simply in El Valle. The rent here is a bit more affordable compared to the beach areas of Coronado (about 45 minutes away).
 
The expats here in El Valle do lots of activities like hiking, walking, visiting waterfalls, enjoying nature, and maybe gardening because El Valle has a lot of volcanic rocks, which are great for gardening.
 
Most of the expats here are retired. They are usually over 50 or over 60 years old. There are some expat families here but not a lot because there is no private school for kids here so you will not see a lot of the younger expat population living in El Valle.
 
Most of the expat retirees who live in El Valle are Americans. I don’t know of any Canadian or European expats in El Valle.

 

(Birdwatching in El Valle de Anton, Panama, pictured.)